If you want to say whether Yuan Chonghuan is talented.

Yes.

But I want to ask him if he has the talent to turn the tide and support the building to the future.

No.

Not only.

His most important problem is the direction of his butt.

The controversy over him is still divided into two factions and entangled hundreds of years later.

It is said that to look at a person, it depends on what he has done in the current environment. Instead of looking at what he might do.

Zhu Youzhen didn't understand, and he didn't bother to understand these truths.

There are so many talents, I don't need you, don't you have great ability.

This is the reason why I never planned to use Yuan Chonghuan.

And getting him out at this time, on the one hand, is Sun Chengzong's face and influence, and on the other hand, tax reform is a job that offends people.

Meritorious service is not rewarded, and mistakes must be punished.

It depends on what Yuan Chonghuan does.

Yuan Chonghuan naturally didn't know His Majesty's bad feelings for him, and at this time he was trying his best to thank himself for the teacher who pushed him into the official career again.

"The Point Guard Is Here"

"Teacher, the student toasts you, if it weren't for you, the student would probably still be growing vegetables in the countryside at this time! The teacher is very kind, never dare to forget or forget! After speaking, he picked up the wine glass in his hand and drank it all.

"Freely. No need to thank me. I'm old enough to help you a little bit, but the road ahead is still up to you. Although Your Majesty has ordered me to be the Lord, I am afraid that you will have to work a lot on the specific affairs. I think Your Majesty is a person who doesn't rub sand in his eyes, and you haven't walked around in officialdom all these years, you must be cautious, cautious, and cautious! Everything should be considered from the perspective of His Majesty, and from the perspective of the country. Otherwise, if something goes wrong, the teacher won't be able to protect you. ”

When he entered Beijing this time, he really felt the strangeness of the capital, the cabinet had changed, and the six ministries had changed. Most importantly, the emperor has also changed. He felt that His Majesty didn't have much of a good impression of him, especially Yuan Chonghuan, who seemed to be unwilling to use him at all. He didn't know why, could it be that His Majesty was mediocre? Don't know anyone? Who believes it?

"Teacher, students understand. Students will definitely pay attention! Yuan Chonghuan agreed, but his heart was full of disapproval.

Sun Chengzong naturally saw that Yuan Chonghuan didn't care, sighed silently, and said no more.

"Teacher, when are we going to work? Did Your Majesty say that? ”

"Your Majesty means to enter Beijing as soon as possible, and immediately promote the tax reform in Yongping Mansion after completing all the formalities."

"Good! How about the teacher rest for the night, and we'll leave early tomorrow morning? ”

"Okay."

Sun Chengzong nodded.

After the banquet, Yuan Chonghuan returned to his residence, packed his luggage with great anticipation, and prepared to leave early tomorrow morning.

"Father, how could he do this? You just got home, and Your Majesty didn't say that you couldn't rest for two more days. He's in a hurry! Hum! Sun Chengzong's son Sun Ji said dissatisfiedly.

"Say less." Sun Chengzong's face was ugly, and he was also a little angry.

Day 2

Yuan Chonghuan got up early, packed his things and waited for departure.

A few days later, they came to the capital again and went to the official department to go through all the formalities.

To Yuan Chonghuan's disappointment, His Majesty did not summon him at all.

He only sent a eunuch to give them an order to set out immediately, and allocated a thousand soldiers from the Beijing battalion for him to dispatch.

Hearing that a soldier was dispatched, Yuan Chonghuan became excited.

After nearly six years, he once again commanded the army.

Six years!

Do you know how I've spent the past six years!?

Yuan Chonghuan is in high spirits!

felt that he was on his way again, and left Beijing with Sun Chengzong and drove to Yongping Mansion.

Li Zicheng's side, after repairing in the capital for a few days, went out of Beijing again, this time targeting King De, whose fief was in Jinan.

Hundreds of thousands of clans, not all of them have money, Zhu Youzhen's plan is to plow all the vassal kings first. If you are honest, you can say anything, but if you are not honest, there is nothing to say.

The eighth day of the third month

Wang Zheng had good news.

Steel steamships were built.

Zhu You was very surprised when he heard this, and immediately took people to Tianjin and met Wang Zheng.

"Wang Qing, where is the ship?"

"Your Majesty, please come with me." Wang Zheng didn't talk nonsense, and took Zhu Youzhen and walked to the place where the ship was moored.

After a while, Zhu Youzhen saw a steel steamer docked on the beach.

"That's it?" Zhu Youzhen pointed to the steamer that looked to be no more than twenty or thirty meters and asked with a frown.

"Yes! Your Majesty thinks it's a little small? ”

"It's not big, indeed."

"It's all the essence that is concentrated! The new ship was much faster than a wooden steamer. And the ability to withstand wind and waves is stronger. There is just a drawback. ”

"What?"

"It's a little bit more expensive."

"It's all trivial. Can this ship be bigger? ”

"Naturally, you can, but you have to spend more steel."

Zhu Youzhen glared at Wang Zheng, saying this is almost the same as not saying it.

"Then why don't you make it bigger?"

"It's still the experimental stage, and Your Majesty may not have discovered that this ship is not a paddle wheel."

Huh?

Zhu Youzhen took another look, it was really.

"The ship's propellers?"

"Exactly!" Wang Zheng looked proud.

Zhu Youzhen knew why the little old man reported good news to him, and it turned out to be a propeller.

"Chen was trying to install a screw propulsion device on a wooden steamer, and although it could operate normally, it shook greatly after being installed, but later he built this small steel ship, and this problem was improved a lot. However, propeller shaft bearings have high requirements for materials, and if you want to make a bigger boat, I am afraid that you need to continuously improve. ”

"Don't be discouraged, you're already doing this fast." Zhu Youzhen encouraged.

His Majesty laughed, if it weren't for the ready-made drawings and various materials that His Majesty gave his ministers, I am afraid that this steamer would not even dare to think about it! The minister can only be regarded as an executor, and His Majesty is the great inventor! Wang Zheng patted his ass seriously.

Whether it is a train or a ship, although he made it up, all kinds of models and data are provided by His Majesty, and he is named after his own table after making it, so he naturally does not dare to take credit.

"Hey! The same cannot be said. Although I have some ideas, it is Wang Qing who puts them into action. Without you, no matter how many ideas I have, it would be useless! It's better to say that we have two swords together!? Ha ha. ”

"Please give your majesty a name for this steel mill!"

"Isn't it called Ryosuke?" Zhu Youzhen teased.

"Don't scream." Wang Zheng's face flushed, the first train and the first steamer were named after his name, and it would be too unkind for this first steel ship to grab the name again.

"Then let's call it the Deyo."

Zhu Youzhen thought for a while and said. Deyo is his epigraph, but it is rarely used, because no one dares to call it.

"Good name!" Wang Zheng immediately shouted.

Don't care about the name, just praise it.

"Alright, let's take the Deyo around and see how fast it goes."

"Your Majesty!"

Wang Zheng excitedly ran to order someone to drive the boat, and after a while, he ran to Zhu Youzhen again.

"Your Majesty, do you want to board the ship together?"

"Boarding the ship!? Don't don't! Zhu Youzhen immediately rejected Wang Zheng's proposal.

"This ship is very sturdy and sails quite smoothly, Your Majesty does not need to worry."

"Don't go! I was seasick. ”

"Alright then!" Wang Zheng was a little disappointed.

Zhu Youzhen casually found an excuse and rejected Wang Zheng's warm invitation.

Are you kidding.

He will never be able to travel by boat in his life.

The ship slowly left the harbor with a whining sound, and although the hull was not large, the metallic color reflected in the sunlight gave him an unparalleled momentum. Zhu Youzhen sighed for a while, this thing has been ahead of the world for more than 200 years, and it was made by himself. Hanging is hanging!

"How many wooden-hulled paddle steamers are there now?"

"Back to Your Majesty, now a total of twenty-three wooden-hulled paddle steamers have been built."

"Twenty-three, it's not enough, continue to build."

"But there is no war at the moment, and the cost of shipbuilding is a lot."

"Maybe there's going to be a war soon?" Zhu Youzhen said with a smile. "You can't recreate it when you need it, right? Don't worry, as long as it is made, it will definitely have its use. ”

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

"Do you usually eat fish from the sea?" Zhu Youzhen asked suddenly.

"Eat, the sea fish is delicious, and the minister likes to eat it very much. There are fishermen nearby who breed seafood, kelp, seaweed, and everything, and the minister likes to eat nudibranchs the most. ”

Zhu Youzhen was stunned, this old Wang is from Shaanxi, and he fell in love with eating seafood?

"You say, if it is a large-scale fishing at sea, can it alleviate the hunger of the people in China to a certain extent?"

"Your Majesty is saying that you will go out to sea to fish for the people in the interior to eat?"

"Yes."

"I'm afraid not, there are so many people in the country, how much do you have to catch to provide food."

"Aren't there steamships now? You can sail farther away with fewer people. ”

"That's a big problem to preserve, and it has to be dried in the short term."

"Canned food."

"Canned?"

"That's right! Can! ”

As he spoke, Zhu Youzhen took out a box of canned fish.

"This kind of canned food is characterized by heavy oil and salt, long shelf life, and easy transportation."

"This..."

Wang Zheng held the canned anchovy in his hand and fell into deep thought.